Daily Headlines, Monday, 4/9/2012

Posted by H, on April 9th, 2012, at 5:12 am

Montgomery Advertiser – UA a top speaking stop for US justices

Montgomery Advertiser – Some Ala. counties can’t enforce immigration law

Montgomery Advertiser – Alabama Voices: Increase gambling penalties

Montgomery Advertiser – Advertiser Editorial: Working poor bear tax burden

Huntsville Times – St. Jude’s patient and family has ultimate Space Camp experience (video)

Huntsville Times – Huntsville eyes ‘TVA Megasite’ status for 1,500-acre farm in Limestone County

Huntsville Times – Closing mail facility in Huntsville will hurt service, officials say

Huntsville Times – Hire of new Huntsville school principal raises issue with RSA

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: An option for failed schools

Huntsville Times – A glimpse of the ‘invisible’ in Huntsville’s Bright Ideas plan

Birmingham News – Alabama Senate to debate pension plan to cut benefits for new hires

Birmingham News – Alabama peach farmers expect big, early crop; anticipate need for large workforce

Birmingham News – Trayvon Martin event brings out more than 100 bikers in Birmingham (slideshow)

Birmingham News – Can Birmingham city schools escape an old cycle of dysfunction?

Press-Register – Bonner bristles at NY Times report; return of earmarks; and more (Political Skinny)

Press-Register – Citing past probation stints, judge sends oil claims fraud defendant to jail

Press-Register – Chinese woman at center of political intrigue made name for herself in Mobile lawsuit

Press-Register – Irish visitor to Alabama finds some racism, but progress, too

Press-Register – Get the charter school law right (editorial)

Press-Register – ThyssenKrupp committed to environmental stewardship (Your Word)

Press-Register – The smart option: Reinstate sales tax (Insight)

Press-Register – State must ward off looming Medicaid crisis (Insight)

Press-Register – Through the centuries, the same question (Frances Coleman)

Tuscaloosa News – Alabama self-defense law works similar to Florida’s

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Herndon learned lesson with fine

Anniston Star – Patience on the road: Time to get moving again on parkway progress

Anniston Star – Young enough for school: Lowering enrollment age is OK, but other issues need addressing

Decatur Daily – Are retail incentives wise moves?

Gadsden Times – Child abuse investigations at Barrie Center up in 2011

Associated Press – Judge shields addresses in Alabama bankruptcy case

Associated Press – More officials to moderate Mobile County tests

New York Times – Protecting Face-to-Face Protest

A Look from the Rearview Mirror

By Joe Hubbard on June 8, 2011

This Thursday will mark the last day of the legislative Session. For some, it was a Session that seemed would never end. For others, it was one that ended much too quickly. It may be early, yet, to write an obit on this Session, but as we approach the finish line, some perspective may be in order.

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Putting Students First

By John Merrill on May 24, 2011

As you know, a very important piece of legislation will be presented for our consideration in the House tomorrow in Montgomery – Senate Bill 310 – the “Students First” tenure and fair dismissal reform bill. Like me, many House members have been inundated with phone calls and emails from opponents of this bill, and some have been [...]

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Legislative Transparency

By Cam Ward on May 17, 2011

There are a lot of issues to debate before we begin the final days of this session. In fact, I am quite certain there will be some comments on this post debating many of them. Before we get into the last seven day of the session I wanted to bring up a topic that [...]

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